Omaha

American  

[oh-muh-haw, -hah] / ˈoʊ məˌhɔ, -ˌhɑ /

noun

• Omahas,
  plural
• Omaha
  plural

1. a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.

2. a member of a North American Indian people of northeastern Nebraska.

3. the Siouan language of the Omaha, mutually intelligible with Ponca.

4. Military. the World War II Allied code name for one of the five D-Day invasion beaches on France's Normandy coast, attacked by American troops.

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Omaha British  

/ ˈəʊməˌhɑː /

noun

1. a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River opposite Council Bluffs, Iowa: the largest city in the state; the country's largest livestock market and meat-packing centre. Pop: 404 267 (2003 est)

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Omaha Cultural  

1. Largest city in Nebraska.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Omaha
  plural
• Omahas
  plural

Example Sentences

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Omaha Omahas

The Oracle of Omaha, whose nickname made him sound like some legendary Nebraska offensive coordinator, had lessons that Snead treated like gospel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

At the end of one beef supply chain is Paul and Jessica Urban, who own Block 16, a burger restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

The Oracle of Omaha made that remark a quarter-century ago, when he was a sprightly 71-year-old.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The nomination included the five D-Day beaches known by their code names: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

If the order to attack was to come, it would be in the form of a six-character string of letters and numbers sent by radio from Strategic Air Command in Omaha.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Aagaard credited producer Lance Barrow and announcers Jim Nantz and Phil Simms for the silence in the booth during Manning's calls Sunday, letting the "Omahas" speak for themselves.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2014

Still, Aagaard, who has heard plenty of "Omahas" from Manning over the years, isn't quite sure why the word became a social media sensation only the last couple of weeks.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2014

In all of this Manning has emerged as an unsullied exemplar of gridiron glory, a paragon who makes football’s ugliness disappear in a hail of Omahas.

From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2014

Prior to 1915 Cadman spent some time among the Osages and Omahas, recording their music, lecturing on it, deriving themes from it.

From Time Magazine Archive

The noise of the ponies' hoof-beats, as the Omahas rode swiftly away, aroused the Otoes, and in a very few minutes the whole village was in a commotion.

From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska